ACTION PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTE, JAMES AMANQUAH AND GEORGINA AMANQUAH vs. AFRICAN SUPPORT NETWORK AND ACTION QUARRY LIMITED ROCKSHARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED [2020]DLHC10535

ACTION PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTE, JAMES AMANQUAH AND GEORGINA AMANQUAH vs. AFRICAN... [2020]DLHC10535

Date	2020-11-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ 788/2017
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10535

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

DR. ABDUL BASSIT AZIZ BAMBA WITH GAFARU ALI FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT

MS. CYNTHIA OFORI FOR THE CLAIMANT – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10535
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ACTION PROGRESSIVE
INSTITUTE, JAMES AMANQUAH AND GEORGINA AMANQUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/JC/DISPUTANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFRICAN SUPPORT NETWORK
AND ACTION QUARRY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/JUDGMENT DEBTORS)<o:p></o:p>ROCKSHARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(CLAIMANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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NO: GJ 788/2017 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
23RD NOVEMBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DR. ABDUL BASSIT AZIZ BAMBA WITH GAFARU
ALI FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

MS. CYNTHIA OFORI
FOR THE CLAIMANT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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T. ACKAAH-BOAFO, J&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;RULING - PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR COST<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The progeny of the writ that was
birthed by the Plaintiffs on the 26th of May, 2017 and<o:p></o:p>the
execution of the judgment delivered by this Court on November 20, 2017 embarked
upon by the Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor continue to fester. The Applicants in
this application are seeking costs against the Claimant/Respondent
in the amount of at least GH¢39,000.00 for
the claim filed and later discontinued.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further to the
judgment, the Plaintiffs attached certain properties they contend belong to the
Defendants/Judgment Debtors.&nbsp; As a result
of the attachment, as many as five different claims were filed to contest the
ownership of the properties attached. One of the claims was filed by the
afore-named claimant, Rockshare Construction Limited on June 8, 2018 for
“Office building situate at quarry site and all the contents in the said office
building: computers, furnisher, copies, printers, etc”. Also, the Claimant
claimed all chippings at the quarry site, all excavated and broken
rocks/boulders, Piloders, Excavators, Dozers, Bulldozers, Generator Plants,
Tipper Trucks and all other machinery on the site and others.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiffs
disputed the claim and therefore the Court ordered the Claimant to file its
affidavit of interest after which the Plaintiffs also filed their affidavit in
opposition. After many appearances and just before the claim was set down for
summary trial, the Claimant on March 26, 2020 filed a “Motion on Notice for
Leave to Withdraw Notice of Claim and to Discontinue Action”. On April 30, 2020
the Court granted the Claimant leave to withdraw the claim. Counsel for the
Plaintiffs who was in Court said he was not opposed to the withdrawal but asked
for costs of GH¢50,000 and when the
Court asked him to justify same and he then prayed the Court to grant him leave
to file an application to justify the basis for his prayer. The leave was
gr</main>